I like to create personalized cards every once in a while and decided to do so for my mom’s birthday. I found a Photoshop template online for the average card measurements and went to work. I knew pink and purple would be my main colors so the background was easy to do. I added a texture filter to the main area and then created a beveled border with a glass filter around the edges. The flowers I found online were all the same color, so I adjusts the color balance to get more of a variation. The vines originally had their own background but I adjusted the opacity to lighten it. Lastly, I chose a feminine cursive font and proceeded to the inside of the card. I left the vines the same and took out the flowers to leave some room for a personalized written message. I liked the poem that I found online so I added it to complete the card.
My niece helps my Mom with the desert making at Christmas every year and a good opportunity came up to make her a nice photo for her hard work. My mom took this photo with her phone camera so it was not the best quality, but I figured I could toy with it and make it in to something memorable. I used Photoshop 5 to do so. I knew I wanted a white background to symbolize winter and I also wanted to erase the cabinets in the background. I decided to use a star shaped brush to mask the unwanted area and trimmed out a candy cane frame I found on the internet. I also cut out some pictures of random Christmas cookies I found as well. I thought the font I chose added to the time of the season.
Corey Van Zandt 